Cognitive Madisonianism
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Cognitive Madisonianism is the idea that divided government is better than when one party controls both the executive and the legislative branch. A relatively large percentage of the populace purposefully votes a split ticket because of this belief (over 20% according to "Split-Ticket Voting: The Effects of Cognitive Madisonianism" by Lewis-beck and Nadeu).